Disney Live Entertainment Technical Development Intern, Summer/Fall 2026

The Walt Disney Company • Glendale, CA • 7h ago

About the Role & Program

Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations the world over! Our diverse team - representing a wide variety of fields and talents from technical directors, writers, and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers - brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle...and a dash of pixie dust!

The approximate date of this internship is June 2026 to December 2026, located in Glendale, CA.

What You Will Do

Work on technology development projects, which may include drones, virtual production, video game design, 3d printing, building robots, or something else!

Develop proto@types and small-scale mockups to test technical feasibility and support creative assessment of functionality

Work on projects that impact our international and domestic offerings, which include stage productions, nighttime spectaculars, puppetry, interactive characters and worlds, etc.

Assist with technical research and documentation development

Track and review incoming and outgoing communication and deliverables

Partner with cross-functional teams, including creative, production, designers, consultants, and vendors

Preferred Qualifications:

Passion for technology and live entertainment

Fabrication skills, technical production, or design experience

Experience working with real-time interactive digital worlds, such as Unreal Engine, TouchDesigner, and Unity

Experience creating and delivering compelling presentations, distilling technical details into simple written and visual communication

Familiarity with entertainment programming software (such as MA 3D, Navigator, Hippotizer, Qaysi)

Experience working with digital illustration tools such as Illustrator, Photoshop, SketchUp, Maya, Rhino, and 3ds Max

Thorough, organized, and detail-oriented

Able to handle multiple tasks and priorities

Work collaboratively and independently

Strong oral and written communication skills

Demonstrated proficiency with Excel, Adobe, and PowerPoint or Keynote

Demonstrated proficiency in modeling software, including CADD (Revit and/or AutoCAD)

Experience in an entertainment or theatrical technical environment

Preferred Education:

Junior, Senior, and Graduate students earning or completing an MFA in a technical design-related field

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all the requirements below:

Be enrolled in an accredited college/university, taking at least one class at the time of application posting, OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.

Be at least 18 years of age

Possess unrestricted work authorization

Possess a valid US driver's license and have the ability to operate a company vehicle

Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Disney College Program

Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship

Additional Internal Posting:

Able to provide reliable transportation to/from work

Must be fully available for the duration of the internship

Must provide own housing

Recommendation - Print This Role Description: We encourage applicants to print a copy of this role description so they can refer to it if they are selected for an interview. Please note that this role description is not accessible once the posting is closed.

The pay rate for this role in Glendale, CA is $26.50 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

Job ID: 10138539

Location: Glendale,California

Job Posting Company: Walt Disney Imagineering

The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

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